I know there is a creek that runs under Camp Wisdom close to Carrier Pkwy. I passed by this area for the first time over the weekend and only saw one person fishing under this bridge on the creek. Does anyone know of this is a good area and if the sandies or crappie are holding in this area?

Much appreciated..If so I plan on heading out there on Thursday around 1 or 2 and fishing with minnows....any recommended depth I should try? I am not a great fisherman but I will report back on my success.

Oh yeah also curious if there might be any catfish in this area? I has some year old milo sitting at the house that I am anxious to throw out.

man the creek is it last year we caught crappie a plenty and the cats work best fished with frozen chicken liver on a drift rig.last week we caught a few crappies around the spillway but our car got broken into so that place i would not fish but the creek is still good at least you will still be able to see your car from the creek.i normally take three rods two for minnows one for cats and every once and a while i'll even throw some jigs.the best color jig out there is either red with a white tail when the water is murky or pumpkin seed body with chartuese tail when the water is clearer.every once and a while you will catch a sandie or two if you rig your jigs tandom.

They closed the gate to the spillway parking lot because of the thieving. I emailed the Corps of Engineers and they won't open the parking lot anymore. Why didn't the lazy Grande Prairie cops make some effort to bust the thieves instead of stealing our fishing hole?

Thanks for the FYI guys...that is what i was needing to know..i was getting ready to leave my truck at the spillway and walk to the creek but i guess not anymore... good know about the catfish that way i can take just more than my ultra light

heard those fish there got high on chemical.

that only pertains to the lake that the toll bridge is on.

i heard that area is connected to mountain creek lake...according to google maps it is. so wouldnt the fish there not be safe to consume...correct me if im wrong

You can tell them and tell them, but they will not believe you ....Yes those fish are coming out of Mountain Creek Lake which has a no consumption ban.....THIS GET's DISCUSSED ABOUT EVERY 4_5 MONTHS.....

Let me chime in on this, Mtn Creek is north of the pool. The damn at the pool is on the north end of the lake. The creek flows to the north so that tells me that the water from the pool flows towards Mtn creek which means that the water is flowing down hill. So how can Mtn creek contaminate Joe pool or the creek?

The fish are swimming upstream to the dam from Mt. Creek ...It can't get to J.P because of the dam.(not damn) Those fish are not jumping over the J.P. dam to get into the creek...The fish are fish from Mt.Creek....Why do people have such a hard time understanding that,it is the same as trout swimming upstream...

I fish the Release gates all the time(not a spillway fyi) and have never had my vehicle broken into and it is no POS either. If you leave stuff out in plain view then you are asking for trouble.
Yes the water from the release gates feeds Mountain Creek and the fish below the release gates are from MC.

Dangit I was wondering why I had that lump starting growing out the top of my head and my belly was swollen after I ate fish from that creek, just thought it was gas

Still I like to fish the gates, anyone know if they opend up the parking lot?

Ok but Mountain creek DOES have a Consumption ban.

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/fishboat/fish/recreational/lakes/mountain_creek/
there is a Consumption ban... What are you trying to do here?

There is some controversy about the ban itself. Funny how after "MANY" years of no ban "SUDDENLY" after the city of Dallas gets the Navy base the fish are unfit to eat yet no test results have ever been made public. Then the college starts buying lakefront property and businesses are building big warehouses in what was once park area,HMMMM sounds sticky to me. Beyond that Jaed Pact I don't give a wet fart about where you think I should fish.

ok so me pointing out that there is indeed a consumption ban makes you think I give a shizz about where you fish? Supreme arrogance my not friend; fish where you want eat what you want. Juat be sure to post the CORRECT information when people are looking for it. So to sum it up again. Yes there is a ban in place, and maybe some of you guys don't care about that.

A lot of us don't eat the fish we catch, especially if they are fishing in a spot so far from where you can park not to mention the steep uphill walk. Your assumption is what caused the gristled text. As noted there may be a consumption ban but leave no doubt TPWD is not above the underhanded money scam or political snakery.